US EditionThe ‘Carol of the Bells’ comes from Ukraine’s fight for independence
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The ‘Carol of the Bells’ comes from Ukraine’s fight for independence
It’s the repetition of those four notes that’s so insistent, that evokes tinsel and tinkling bells this time of year: Ding, dong, ding-dong. Ding, dong, ding-dong. But it’s the historic repetition of that Ukrainian folk song over centuries - the one Americans know as “Carol of the Bells” that’s especially poignant and heartbreaking for a nation at war.
Pokrovsk, the birthplace of the carol "Carol of the Bells," is under Russian attack, and most of its residents have fled. The remaining residents are trying to preserve the city's culture, including by saving artifacts related to Leontovych. "Shchedryk" remains a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. Pokrovsk, a city in eastern Ukraine, is known as the birthplace of the carol "Carol of the Bells" (in Ukrainian "Shchedryk"), but this year there are no …
Christmas carols are one of the ancient Ukrainian traditions of Christmas. Traditionally, on the morning of December 25, children and adults go to visit relatives, neighbors and acquaintances and give carols: they congratulate the birth of Jesus Christ with festive Christmas songs and carols. In turn, the owners of the house treat the carolers with sweets, pastries and give money if they like the greeting.
How a Ukrainian Folk Song Welcoming Spring Became the Beloved Christmas Song 'Carol of the Bells'
12Tone, the fast-talking, quick-doodling music theorist, explained how the classic Ukrainian folk song “Shchedryk”, which celebrated the rites of Spring, originated in folklore and became a song of identity and protest during the 1917 October Revolution and then was transformed to the beloved Christmas song “Carol of the Bells”, when it came to the United States. The song that we now know as the Carol of the Bells began its life in Ukraine as a…
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